Synonyms for moiety
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : moi-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔɪ ɪ ti |
Définition of moiety
Origin :- "an equal half," mid-15c., from Old French moite, earlier meitiet (12c., Modern French moitié) "half; middle; portion, piece," from Latin meditatem (nominative medietas) "half," originally "middle point," from medius "middle" (see medial (adj.)).
- noun subdivision
- How is it only a moiety of these bodies that is represented?
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- He who gave her the money of which she e'en presented me a moiety.
- Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
- Out of abundance he had given a moiety and because of it she had put her life into a yoke.
- Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
- There was more than a moiety of sadness, constantly increasing its measure.
- Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid
- It allowed Ralegh a moiety of the penalties accruing to the Crown.
- Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
- In 1898 there were 98 at the English classes and but a moiety at the French.
- Extract from : « Khartoum Campaign, 1898 » by Bennet Burleigh
- The latter offered the lady in full, but only a moiety of the money.
- Extract from : « The Comic History Of England » by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
- The shares that remained received the name of "adventurer's moiety."
- Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, October 1899 » by Various
- There is only 'in each local centre a great predominance of one moiety.'
- Extract from : « Social Origins and Primal Law » by Andrew Lang
- The man with a moiety of the seer's gift suffered his eyebrows to arch query-wise.
- Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde
Antonyms for moiety
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